It''s night time. I don''t know how long I''ve been here like this. I was just saved yet here I am with a splitting headache getting killed from the inside.


    ''Who am I. What am I? I''m not like them! I''m not like the humans so what am I? A demon? But what are demons actually? How much of what I know was a lie? Agh!''


    It seamt as if my head was being chopped in half with the war axe of the previous demon king. It hurts.


    <You are making everything worse. > (Devouring monster )This tale has been unlawfully lifted from Royal Road. If you spot it on Amazon, please report it.


    '' It was your fault! Shut up! ''


    <Thanks to me, you discovered the true human nature.> (Devouring monster)


    '' I did not need to know it! ''


    <Then don''t. Just forget about it. > (Devouring monster)


    '' How am I supposed to forget something like that?! ''


    <Then don''t. Just don''t think about it. Let me guide you in the dark. > (Devouring monster)


    '' Why would I trust you? ''


    <Because my success is dependent on your success. As long as you succeed, I''ll succeed. What would I win with your downfall? Only death.> (Devouring monster)


    Clowded by the pain I black out hearing such things... Perhaps it''s not a bad idea... I look at the ceiling, cover my face and relax my whole body...


    '' I''ll follow you. At least for now... ''


    I feel the monster smiling as I black for the night.


    <Good...> (Devouring monster)